Named WW2 barebones "10th mountain division" winter EM uniform
Article about: Hello all, today I went to a local garage sale and found as the title states a really nice condition WW2 EM winter uniform with a 10th mountain division patch without the "mountain"
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This uniform dates to the era before the 10th Mountain division recieved the "mountain" designation thus making it just the 10th Infantry Division. The vet, if he didn't transfer out of the 10th Mountain Division, probably just didn't update the insignia on his jacket, or he possibly received a new one which he did end up updating and such. But, I would say this is definitely a very goo find for $30 with the name! Nice find!
Hunt
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Just to clarify as well, this is a WW2 era uniform, most likely in the 1943-1944 range in terms of when it was worn. The 10th Mountain received the "mountain" designation in November of 1944 and that is when the tab was authorized to be worn with the SSI.
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Thank you for the info huntssurplus! That lines up with what I was reading the other day, they got the tab issued after the mountain training which ended around that time. The 10th division was really interesting to look into I didn't know much about them before except that they were specialty troops, but not airborne. The information surrounding the uniform and what the men of that division went through really adds a lot to it.
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If you look on the inside of the pockets you may find a manufacturers tag that may indicate that this is a early war 4 pocket uniform. There were 3 approved Service Coats from the era. This uniform was a follow on from the 1912 and 1926 service jackets. The common design date of the M-1939 coat (Which is the version you have here) is 2 July 1940, the pattern variation with the brass belt hooks and lower internal hung bellows pockets is dated to 19 December 1940. By March 1942 the enlisted service belt was no longer used and the brass hook supports were removed, so your uniform coat is an earlier design.
Smitty
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Rakkasan187
If you look on the inside of the pockets you may find a manufacturers tag that may indicate that this is a early war 4 pocket uniform. There were 3 approved Service Coats from the era. This uniform was a follow on from the 1912 and 1926 service jackets. The common design date of the M-1939 coat (Which is the version you have here) is 2 July 1940, the pattern variation with the brass belt hooks and lower internal hung bellows pockets is dated to 19 December 1940. By March 1942 the enlisted service belt was no longer used and the brass hook supports were removed, so your uniform coat is an earlier design.
Smitty
Thank you for the information, before today I didn't know a lot about the 4 pocket uniform I'm happy to know that its an earlier version! I took a look at the inside of the pocket and found the code "13654D" on the inside of the bottom left pocket. I never knew about the brass belt loops until now and I don't think I've ever seen an enlisted service belt, though now I'll have to try and find one.
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